Get Organized with Photos: Part 1

🚀 Welcome to the MacWhisperer Academy, where tech confusion meets its match! 🚀

Apple Jumpstarted 🍏 the digital photo revolution in 2002, and we’ve never looked back. But sometimes, it seems like our photo library has a mind of its own! But in today's episode, Dylan Stewart, aka the MacWhisperer 🗣️🍎, will guide you through the wild labyrinth of your disorganized photo library 🖼️🏞️.

This is Part 1 of an ongoing series to help you find the magic inside the madness of your Photos Library. In today's video, we will learn about the sidebar, the toolbar and how to properly use the Library to find what you're seeking without frustration.

Key moments in this video:
00:00 Introduction 🚀
01:37 Understanding the Sidebar 🗂️
03:26 The Importance of the Photos Section 📸
03:48 Navigating the Photo Library 🗺️
07:24 The Toolbar Essentials 🔧
09:41 Marking Your Favorite Photos ❤️
10:51 The Magic of Search 🔍
11:28 Understanding the Library vs. The Recents Section 📚
13:28 Find Photos by Person 👥
16:50 Find Photos by Place 📍
18:28 The Hidden Album: How to Hide Your Photos 🙈
20:04 Recovering Recently Deleted Images 🗑️

Learn about the Sidebar, dive deep into the Photos Section, and understand the difference between Years, Months, Days, and All Photos 🗓️. We’ll also have a look at the Toolbar and explore the function of the 'Get Info' button.

Get pro tips on marking your favorite photos ❤️, using search effectively 🕵️, and understanding the difference between the Library and the Recents section.

Plus, we’ll delve into the two most powerful tools of the Photos app - the People Section and the Places Section 🌍. I promise you it’s going to be exciting!

And oh, did you know about the Hidden Album? It’s like your very own secret room in the library 🗝️. Stay tuned to discover more!

So sit back, relax, and let’s turn that photo chaos into a well-organized library, shall we? 📚✨

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[beats]

Thank you so much Dylan for yet another and for my part personally bespoke video. I am so grateful that you took up my suggestion and I am at a loss how quickly you produced this highly informative and edit intensive lecture. This will no doubt be another winner in your already highly valued teaching series. I am already looking forward to part 2. The one thing that continues to occupy me is what to type into the ‘Title’ sections, not being content with just the camera produced file name. I know that I can add details of a photo taken in the ‘Get Info’ sections, but for quick identification purposes, what might just be the best strategy for the titles (place, person, date), given that these will be visible when viewed as a collection on one page. Thank you once again and you are a star.

[donbiagio]

Hi Dylan,
As I said before: “Nobody does it better “!
Thank you for answering my query about having a Photo Organizing class.
I know I was not the only one.
Amazing!
I can hardly wait for the coming parts.
That was a great introduction explained in your usual flair, passion and deep understanding of your audience.
Thanks again
The HI shirt guy.
(Still enjoying great weather)
Ciao for now
Stay safe
Biagio Bisignano
❤️💕👍👕

[anngiuli]

THE BEST PHOTOS VIDEO THERE IS. I have watched many of them and thought I knew all there was to know about photos but how wrong I was. You shared so many excellent tips that I had never heard of. Can’t wait to watch the next in this series. Thank you for your great work.

[annebolduc]

Great video ! Thank you for sharing this very useful info :)))

[luclevesquephd]

Hi, I am planning to transition from Android/Windows/Linux to the iOS environment, that meets my needs. This video is solid gold. Thank you so much for doing this.

[DATCHICK]

I saw 1 very helpful video when mini 12 came out I’m. Back againg I put tutorial apple bald guy n u poped out. I’m glad ur very clear n helpful

[DD-mzlr]

Wish I would have found this video a long time ago. It would have saved me a lot of time, frustration, and calls to Apple care. Picked up some great new tips too. Thanks for sharing!

[markoberhaus]

Good job. Well organized and understandable. Thanks!

[maurice]

Outstanding. Thank you for one of the best videos ever.

[anngiuli]

Excellent tips in this video. Thank you for all your work.

[eriklawrence]

Hey Dylan, love your content and the passing on all the info and Knowledge you have about the Apple Ecosystem. Thank You.
my question to you, does it matter if I start this process on any Apple device? just got a Mac deskTop...learning and loving it, but I'm still one who uses iPhone
a bit more at this point. will it all sync up? Thanks Again

[NathanFogg-zj]

Dylan, if I take pictures with a camera (which saves the pictures on a flash drive) and then upload the pictures to my photos, will the date of the picture be when I took it or when it was uploaded?

[do]

The people & pets folder on my computer has only one pic of a person in it. I have hundreds of pics of people.

[chefmike]

I haven’t used the cloud since i think the 6s. I only have an ipad and iPhone. Does this have to be done on a desktop? Id think that the ipad would work but with Apple one never knows what and why some things can only be done using ios or only plugged into a pc or only on a Mac.

[prabitprime]

I have lots n lots of documents saved in icloud. All the 10000 of photos are showing in photos app. Give me solutions